The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
MINNESOTA.

Hastings and Red Wing report ravages by
chinch bugs and number Of farmers have
cut their wheat and barley on that account.
Hay is pronounced practically failure.
Knute johnson, q farm hand of Tallof
Swenson, Of the town OF Minneola, was
gored to death by bull, the animals horn
passing through his body. The bull was
known to be vicious, but ran at large.
At Duluth, on the sth, John Horner, aged
"a, swimming in the bay with several COM
panions, got out Of his depth and sank. He
was only In the water seven minutes, but
all efforts for rescue proved unavailing.
Horner had only been four weeks in Duluth.
The mean temperature of the month of
June, in Minnesota, was 90, 81, the hottest
day June 7th, $500, the coolest day June
l4th, 5ldO. Rain fell on ten days deposit
ing 8, ,110 inches of water. 1t was the warm
est June since 1873, and only three as warm
in the last % years.
The suicide Of q young man named Burt
Wood is reported from Amboy. He shot
himself in the head with rifle twice, ter
ribly mutilating his face, and lived about
twelve hours in great pain; He was aged
temporary insanity.
Dassell special: Crops about here are
generally good. Corn never looked better
at this season of the year. Haying has
commenced and the quality and yield are
excellent. Wheat is all headed out aud
looking nicely. Those who used seed plenti-
full have excellent prospects for large yields.
Out OF fifteen saloons only four remain at
Caledonia to pay the high license. Twenty
one Crookston saloons have taken out Ii
cense under the new law against S5 running
under the old. Last year there were 2,2.96
saloons in the State, paying $50 license.
These must all now pay $500, and it Is esti.
mated there will be about l,2OO under the
new law.
Anton Manrus, young man residing 81
Chaska, made an attempt to kill himself on
the 9th. He aud some Of his relatives have
had trouble over money matters, and the
result ia he had been troubled with melan
choly, and he shot himself with q revolver
The bullet passed through tho upper por
tion Of the forehead, and passed out through
the scalp. The wound Is not q fatal one.
At Wadena, Monday evening, q. Town
send and A. Cohen became involved in ar
alteration over girl. The former used 9
revolver on the latter while Cohen hit Town
send with q hammer. Cohen then fled
The marshal endeavored to capture the cul
Il
this the marshal used shot gun, filing hi
face full Of shot. Both parties are quit'
seriously injured.
Under the high license law which went in
to effect July l, Montgomery reduces from
twelve saloons to two; Hastings from thirt,
saloons to sixteen; Lake City from fourteen
to seven saloons. In st. Paul, the high Ii
cense law does not take effect until next Jan
uary. Forty-five Minneapolis saloons pais
the 81, 600 license, July l, out Of 800 applica
tions granted, and it is not known hoy
many Of the balance will finally pay.
The Waseca Assembly opened at Maple
wood Park July S, with an attendance Q
1000 people, the. grounds, smpitheatre an
tion Of readiness-Rev. A. H. Gillet,
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, is superinter
dent, ard Prof. c. e. Case, OF Cleveland
Love, instructor of the boys and girls d.
partment. The Assembly presents all tn
advantages of famed Chautauqua.
Washington, D. c., special: secretar
, Lamar has received letter from Lieu
Gov. Rice, Of Minnesota, saying that at th
Benson land Office ignorant foreigners al
allowed to locate upon certain lands b.
longing to the Manitoba road. There al
now before the department over 1900 al
plicat.ons from settlers to file ON granite
and indemnity lands of railroads within tt
Benson and Worthington land distric
/, most of which have been rejected by til
!. .. local officers aud appealed to the commi
I sioner.
Mahtomedi, through its Chautauqua a
sembly July p to SO, presents unusual a
s fractions this year and as there are mo-
t than 1000 persons within its circle there
every reason to expect large and interes
4 ing attendance. In addition to the zealo,
> local corps OF workers the assembly will
= graced by the presence Of Leon H. Vince
Q OF Rochester, n. Y, Rev. w. l.. Davidso
l. of Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. J. c. Hartzell,
D., Cincinnati, Ohio, ex-senator Bruce
v Mississippi, Rev. DR.. Willitts of Louisyill
> KY, Miss Lydia Won Finkelstein, late
% Jerusalem. There are increased faciliti
q and excellent accommodations for ell W